SAN JUAN COUNTY, N.M. (KRQE) – Community leaders in Farmington say they were blindsided when they found out that a local racino was planning to move its operation across the state. Now, they're asking state racing officials to reconsider, hoping to prevent a hit to the economy.

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"Despite the 28-year relationship between Sunray and the county, it appears that the owners of Sunray purposely kept the county in the dark as it worked on the project to move the li

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